Russian athletes landed in Vnukovo after performing at the World Wrestling Championships

Russian athletes returned to the country after their successful performance at the 2026 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships. The corresponding footage is published by Izvestia on April 28.

"It was a tough preparation. I haven't been home at all for the last two or three months. I will come now, have a little rest, come to my senses a little, heal my microtrauma and prepare for the Russian championship," said six—time European champion Abdulrashid Sadulaev.

The flight carrying Russian athletes landed at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. The coach of the national team, Olympic champion Khadzhimurat Gatsalov, also returned to the capital with his players. According to him, the Russian wrestlers showed excellent results.

"The guys performed well, they gave their best 100%," said Gatsalov.

During their performances at the European Championships in Tirana, Russian wrestlers won in nine out of ten weight categories. In total, the team won 19 medals, eight of them gold.

Following the results of the tournament, Zaur Uguev (up to 61 kg), Bashir Magomedov (up to 65 kg), David Bayev (up to 70 kg), Ahmed Usmanov (up to 79 kg), Ibrahim Kadiyev (up to 86 kg) and Abdulrashid Sadulaev (up to 97 kg) became European freestyle wrestling champions.

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Russian freestyle wrestler Musa Mehdikhanov won silver at the European Wrestling Championships in Tirana on April 25. In the final bout in the weight category up to 57 kg, he lost to the representative of Azerbaijan Islam Bazarganov. The next day, Kadiev became the European freestyle wrestling champion for the first time on April 26.